- Farhan Lalji: CSKA Moscow (KHL) were suppose to be sending Ryan Johansen a one-year $5 million offer last night. It would be his seventh offer from a KHL team.
- Mike Heika: There has been open dialogue between the Stars and RFAs Cody Eakin and Brenden Dillon.
- Sarah McLellan of the Arizona Republic: Coyotes Antoine Vermette will be a UFA at the end of the season, and both sides may be interested in getting a new deal done. There have been talks, and Coyotes GM Don Maloney expects the talks to continue.
“It’s early in the dialogue to see if there’s a deal for us,” Maloney said.
- Alex Prewitt of the Washington Post: Capitals GM Brian MacLellan wants to see how defenseman Mike Green plays this season before opening up contract extension talks.
“No, I think there’s a lot of uncertainty here,” MacLellan said, when asked if negotiations had begun. “I think we need to get into the season, see how our D pans out, what the pairs are like, how it looks. I think we need to play some games.”
“I think he’ll benefit from the guys we brought in,” MacLellan said. “There’s going to be less pressure on him to put up points. There will be less pressure on him to carry the load for our team. We’ve got five really solid players back there that can carry the load at different times.
“Brooks Orpik’s going to add a lot. I don’t know if he’ll be paired with Mike Green, but whatever pair he’s on is going to take probably the heavy matchups. That’s going to free Mike up to play the way he wants to play. Hopefully it’s loose, hopefully it’s fun to watch. He moves the puck well. He jumps in the play well. All those things, we’re looking for Mike for this year.”
